Ponciano Dalba

Ponciano Dalba was a Mexican businessman. In 2008, his two sons were murdered by his paranoid business associate Arturo Beltran Leyva, who believed that Dalba was secretly working with his rival, El Chapo.

Biography
Ponciano Dalba was a wealthy Mexican businessman, and he entered into a partnership with Arturo Beltran Leyva, laundering his money for him. In 2008, a paranoid Beltran Leyva began to distrust Dalba after a fortune teller, told to decide the loyalty of whoever's name Beltran Leyva gave to her, said that Dalba was untrustworthy. Edgar Valdez Villarreal repeatedly attempted to convince Beltran Leyva of Dalba's innocence, but Beltran Leyva decided to have Dalba's two sons kidnapped and held hostage until Dalba could present him with proof of his innocence. Dalba did so by bringing him a list of financial transactions between himself and Beltran Leyva, but he admitted to an error in the paperwork, as the Swiss bank account did not allow for one of his transactions to go through. Dalba was allowed to go free after Valdez convinced Beltran Leyva of his innocence, but Beltran Leyva said that he did not trust him, and he fired several shots at Dalba's car before leaving. Later, Dalba's two sons were killed and their bodies dumped on a street corner in Culiacan with a banner warning Beltran Leyva's rival El Chapo; El Chapo told one of his men that Dalba never worked for him, and he was happy that Beltran Leyva was paranoid.